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G. W. LE VIN. HAY LOAIDBR.

No. 256,710. Patented Apr. 13, 1882.

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G. W. LE VIN.

HAY LOADBR.

No. 256,710. Patented Apr. 18,1882.

ilwrrnn Srarns PATENT tries GEORGE \V. LE VIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MARSHALL BECK, OF SAME PLACE; SAID LE VIN ANDBECK ASSIGNORS OF'ONE-THIRD TO EWIN HOPKINS, OF SAME PLACE;

HAY-LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,710, dated April18, 1882.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Lu VIN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHay-Loaders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvementsin hayharvesting machines in whichraking-teeth for gathering hay from the swath operate in conjunctionwith a peculiar elevating mechanism for conveying the same to the wagon,and has for its objects to provide a simple and inexpensive machinewhich will facilitate the labor of gathering hay and dispense with muchof the expense commonly incurred in the now requisite employment of men,horses, and the horse-rake. I attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideview of the machine, and Fig. 2 a front view.

Similarletters referto similar parts throughout the several views.

To the frame A A is secured the axle B, upon which the wheel 0 works.

0 is a chain-pulley fixed tothe wheel G.

E E are drums hung to the frame A A, and rotate freely in their bearingse c.

D is achain-pulley fixed to the drum E. \V is a chain working over thepulleys O D.

F is an endless apron or series of belts, carrying the elevating-fingersf and working over the drums E E.

G is the elevator-chute, held to the frame A by its trunnions h andbearings H and standards t or other suitable supports. The rear end, i,of the chute G, to which the rakingteeth at are attached, is shaped,substantially as shown in Fig. 1, so as to accommodate the passage ofthe elevating-fingers when at work and for the purpose of preventing theescape of the accumulated and accumulating hay.

The rear end of the lower floor, 9, of the chute G is curved,substantially as shown, so as to fit conveniently close to theapron Fand drum E for the purpose of keeping the hay from contact with theapron. The floor g is slotted from the point or to or about the point 00for the purpose of allowing the elevating- 5o fingers f to passlongitudinally through the chute when at work, and for the additionalpurpose hereinafter set forth.

The chute G is preferably made in two sections, as shown, and providedwith the hinge 1), so that the upper section may be laid back upon thelower for convenience in transportation.

It will be seen by reference to the drawings that the apron F works uponaplane different to the plane described by the lower floor, g, of thechute G, being thus arranged so that the elevating-fingers f of theapron F, passing around the drum E and through the slots of the floor gand toward the drum E, are gradu- I ally withdrawn from the hay untilthey become entirely removed from their contacttherewith and from thechute G at or about the point :10.

My machine is designed to be attached to a wagon which receives andcarries the elevated hay, and is connected thereto by the frame A or anyother suitable means.

To more fully illustrate thepracticability and utility of my machine,the manner of its operation is as follows: The wheel 0 being put inmotion, the pulley O, by means of its connection with the pulley D bythe chain W, actuates the drum E, which likewise, by means of the apronF, puts the drum E in motion. The raking-teeth m gathering the hay asthe machine moves along, the fingers elevate the same up through thechute G to about the point x, at which time such series of fingersdisappear below the floor 9. 8 5

Each successive series of fingers picking up the gathered hay, and inalike manner elevating the same to the point 00, and then being removedfrom contact, it is obvious that a continuous or almost continuouspressure is ex- 0 erte-d upon the hay being carried through the chute,and, there being no impediment to its free passage through the same, itis easily deposited from the point of exit 0 upon the receiving-wagon.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a hay-l0ader, the combination, with the plane from that of the lowerslotted floor, g, 0t frameAA, having brackets Hand Land chute the chute,substantially as shown and del G, having trunnions h h, and supported insaid scribed. hearings or brackets with rake-teeth m m at- 1 5 tached toits rear cui vcd end, of the shaft or l GEORGE LE axle B, carryingwheels 0 O, the pulleys O D, \lVitncsses:

chain W, drums E E, and apron F, having ele- MARSHALL BECK,

mung-fingers f, and working on a different 1a. HOPKINS, Jr.

